In the land of Grey and Pink

Does anybody remember that album by Caravan? Does anybody remember Caravan?

Very 70's music with lots of vague lyrics: who lives in a land of grey and pink?

Now I know: Lisa does!

She's my friend Hedy's daughter, born two months too early and very healthy!
Hedy requested a quilt in those colours as Lisa's room is full of grey and bits of pink.
This is what I came up with and I was so glad Hedy loves it!

This is my first finish of the year!! 

(Maybe even of 2 years)

The back is a beautiful batik, perhaps you can see the straight line quilting in chevrons too.

This was not so hard to quilt as it's only a small one.

The greys are from a grey and white jelly roll by Moda, no idea what it's called. The pinks are from 5 fat quarters.

The pattern is from the book by Pam & Nicky Lintott (Jelly roll quilts) even though it's everywhere on the web.

As I'm so much more on Instagram lately thanks to Helen, I've added an Instagram button right next to the Pinterest and Flickr buttons. Have a look!!

Hope you'll have finishes too and lots of lovely sunshine!

Wednesday's Work in Progress

I finished a few quilts lately: a baby quilt and two a little bigger.
A friend of mine was expecting and I was sure she was going to have another boy as I can imagine her easily with a flock of sons around her.
Then she had a girl and I had to adjust.

I made a quick and easy quilt for her baby girl:

Don't you love IKEA?
And one for her two year old son

The original quilt will be for another friend of mine who requested a playmat for her baby son.
It's made of bits 6 old shirts,  1 old dress and 1 old curtain all from the trhift shop. It'll get a red border a both of these need to be quilted and bound. Today and tomorrow!

So I'm very happy everything has turned out well for the moms, their babies and the quilts! (&me)

I'll be linking up to Felicity wo's guest posting at Lee's Freshly Pieced.

FSD & SBM March 2012

It seems funny to put the month and the year in the title, but it just makes me realise time does go quickly. And 'they say' it goes even quicker as you get older.

February has been a good month to me!

Market and exhibition full of inspiration. Like this man, Arnout Cosman, who makes the most beautiful quilts!

Meeting an old friend in Amsterdam and buying ART.

The car crash in which 4 young people were hurt, 1 of them killed, is still ringing in my ears.

Finishing Storm's baby quilt.

Winning this lovely mini quilt (17" sq) made by FrozenKnickers with a tutorial here.

Finishing my brown/beige baby quilt. I had so many positive reactions on this one!

I was over the moon!

I need your help as it is still without a name.

Suggestions, please?

And have I now created a monster that will never be finished?

Well maybe I'll just make my postage stamp quilt a little bit bigger, starting with 2" squares.

As did the ladies here, here and here.

All of those I love.

Today I started working on a quilt with a huge star in the most beautiful fabric (of all?)

Well I have to leave you with a cliffhanger, don't I?

I'm linking up with everything Lynne has on offer today.

Have fun sewing or whatever you'll do!